Import/export HS code 5703: Tufted carpets and rugs

Carpets and rugs made by tufting, a process that creates a soft, textured surface

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Netherlands 355,032,934
Turkey 211,505,498
Belgium 191,808,600
China 44,645,968
Viet Nam 40,599,577

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 168,649,401 186,383,533 +17,734,132
Turkey 104,837,305 106,668,193 +1,830,888
Belgium 108,367,427 83,441,173 -24,926,254
China 21,352,075 23,293,893 +1,941,818
Viet Nam 19,486,222 21,113,355 +1,627,133
France 18,386,205 21,562,593 +3,176,388
Denmark 18,544,671 18,234,162 -310,509
India 16,755,940 17,820,071 +1,064,131
Germany 14,193,336 10,277,541 -3,915,795
Hungary 7,733,335 6,057,243 -1,676,092

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Netherlands 358,787,888
Turkey 220,194,926
Belgium 159,205,762
Viet Nam 48,617,075
China 48,270,258

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 181,912,223 176,875,665 -5,036,558
Turkey 110,537,034 109,657,892 -879,142
Belgium 79,398,004 79,807,758 +409,754
Viet Nam 23,255,520 25,361,555 +2,106,035
China 22,807,060 25,463,198 +2,656,138
India 19,974,183 20,614,006 +639,823
Denmark 16,319,142 15,881,444 -437,698
France 15,583,038 13,386,077 -2,196,961
Germany 11,469,928 9,691,669 -1,778,259
Portugal 5,818,772 10,311,914 +4,493,142

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 208
Greater Manchester 78
Inner London - East 59
Outer London - West and North West 57
West Yorkshire 46

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - West 145 146 +1
Greater Manchester 49 51 +2
Inner London - East 40 46 +6
Outer London - West and North West 40 39 -1
West Yorkshire 32 35 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 27 39 +12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 30 +11
West Midlands 26 32 +6
Essex 24 24 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 28 26 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 554,709,701
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 468,020,250
Air transport 17,938,641
Other 14,936,255
Rail transport 3,989,911

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 333,458,450 221,251,251 -112,207,199
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 175,608,030 292,412,220 +116,804,190
Air transport 8,953,387 8,985,254 +31,867
Other 8,280,227 6,656,028 -1,624,199
Rail transport 3,665,648 324,263 -3,341,385
Road transport 1,083,029 1,070,277 -12,752

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 222,055,266
Eurotunnel 112,902,116
Immingham Docks 108,112,845
London Gateway Port 105,136,551
Killingholme 85,119,634

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Felixstowe 124,648,305 97,406,961 -27,241,344
Eurotunnel 57,680,917 55,221,199 -2,459,718
Immingham Docks 47,022,870 61,089,975 +14,067,105
London Gateway Port 36,161,170 68,975,381 +32,814,211
Killingholme 46,579,713 38,539,921 -8,039,792
Purfleet 40,603,791 41,459,710 +855,919
Hull 39,879,273 34,506,658 -5,372,615
Dover 26,870,390 25,355,324 -1,515,066
London 22,904,306 23,499,987 +595,681
Southampton 20,031,102 16,749,630 -3,281,472

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 421
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 266
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 58
Specialised construction activities 53
Manufacture of textiles 51

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 230
2026-03 218
2026-02 221
2026-01 201
2025-12 194

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 426
0-1m 259
54m+ 238
15m-54m 99
Other 83

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Netherlands 51,772,213
Belgium 45,389,783
Ireland 24,738,857
France 16,816,271
Poland 16,785,913

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 22,679,044 29,093,169 +6,414,125
Belgium 24,595,054 20,794,729 -3,800,325
Ireland 12,011,899 12,726,958 +715,059
France 9,745,073 7,071,198 -2,673,875
Poland 9,882,955 6,902,958 -2,979,997
Germany 9,864,727 4,823,645 -5,041,082
United States 5,876,202 5,773,015 -103,187
Czechia 7,935,245 2,010,309 -5,924,936
Russia 3,917,432 3,446,450 -470,982
Saudi Arabia 3,034,014 2,826,255 -207,759

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 41,726,331
Ireland 1,883,956
Netherlands 1,643,943
Belgium 594,253
Turkey 190,010

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 19,378,614 22,347,717 +2,969,103
Ireland 1,417,336 466,620 -950,716
Netherlands 952,485 691,458 -261,027
Belgium 365,075 229,178 -135,897
Turkey 86,104 103,906 +17,802
India 58,016 85,686 +27,670
China 8,808 22,007 +13,199
Egypt 10,076 13,380 +3,304
Germany 4,758 8,401 +3,643
Viet Nam 0 2,717 +2,717

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 172,048,301
Other 46,861,015
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,898,925
Air transport 14,674,444
Road transport 4,751

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 98,602,855 73,445,446 -25,157,409
Other 22,615,704 24,245,311 +1,629,607
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,802,598 19,096,327 -1,706,271
Air transport 4,909,314 9,765,130 +4,855,816
Road transport 3,630 1,121 -2,509

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 106,042,502
000 46,861,015
Immingham Docks 21,561,427
Hull 18,722,835
London Gateway Port 12,797,396

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover / Eurotunnel 57,886,385 48,156,117 -9,730,268
000 22,615,704 24,245,311 +1,629,607
Immingham Docks 14,572,292 6,989,135 -7,583,157
Hull 9,103,799 9,619,036 +515,237
London Gateway Port 6,272,818 6,524,578 +251,760
Liverpool Docks 6,707,199 5,381,745 -1,325,454
Dover 7,979,083 1,076,632 -6,902,451
East Midlands Airport 1,867,314 6,705,092 +4,837,778
Felixstowe 3,829,171 1,687,702 -2,141,469
Southampton 1,632,961 3,385,305 +1,752,344

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 5703

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Carpets and rugs made by tufting, a process that creates a soft, textured surface